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[stevenicks]

Hi I'm new to rc,s but having retired I have more time to play, I bought this roughly 4yrs ago from a model shop in Manchester [ now closed ] but cannot find a model,name etc in order to get spares or upgrade. Could anybody help please.
Stephen

 

[Chubaka]

Welcome to the site. I'm guessing hpi baja or rovan. They both have parts in hobby shops, ebay, and probably in the forest too. Atleast in assuming. Hard to tell the scale in the puc.

Can you post pics of the body off?

 

[Tunedfrog]

Welcome in @stevenicks aka Stephen, we appreciate you joining us.
You have a Baja 5b, 1/5 scale gas. It's either a old Rovan or King Motors RC.
If it were HPI it would be marked as such.
Good news is, there is a ton of parts available.
Rovan RC and Fearless RC are two available online stores and are the same company.
Even better news is, all the parts interchange. They are a HPI Baja 5b clone.

 

[stevenicks]

Welcome to the site. I'm guessing hpi baja or rovan. They both have parts in hobby shops, ebay, and probably in the forest too. Atleast in assuming. Hard to tell the scale in the puc.

Can you post pics of the body off?

Thanks for replying hope this is useful

 

[332_RC]

Welcome to RCT!

 

[Tunedfrog]

I stand corrected, I didn't see the brushless system but still either Rovan or King Motor.
Again all parts are interchangeable.
King motors is another one site with available parts.
Off the top of my head, I don't remember if any of them offered a electric version or not but
there is a electric conversion kit available.

 

[WickedFog]

That has had the electric conversion done to it!

Welcome to RCTalk Steve. Sweet ass buggy there dude!

 

[Chubaka]

I stand corrected, I didn't see the brushless system but still either Rovan or King Motor.
Again all parts are interchangeable.

I saw the heating and thought it may be a 1/10 because of it. It through the scale off in my mind.

 

[Tunedfrog]

I had to take a double look myself. Could I be totally wrong on the scale?

 

[WickedFog]

You rookies! I saw all the wires in the very first pic and knew it was electric. And TunedFrog, you should be ashamed! You have 2 of them

 

[stevenicks]

Thanks to everyone for your replies, just to clarify this was bought brand new boxed from a shop, I have got it going with a new controller I I have broke the r/h knuckle joint, I shall know do some home to upgrade.
Again thanks everyone

 

[WickedFog]

Thanks to everyone for your replies, just to clarify this was bought brand new boxed from a shop, I have got it going with a new controller I I have broke the r/h knuckle joint, I shall know do some home to upgrade.
Again thanks everyone

Don't mind us Steve. We always pick on each other. You should be able to hunt down your replacement parts with the info TunedFrog gave ya. Come back and let us know what you figure out.

 

[Tunedfrog]

You rookies! I saw all the wires in the very first pic and knew it was electric. And TunedFrog, you should be ashamed! You have 2 of them

Whoa, give a frog a break, in my defense, my age, health, eyesight, can't bend far enough to clip my toenails, hydraulics having taken over my bathroom habits,
throw rocks at the neighborhood kids, overweight, severely underfed, short tempered, but loveable has something to do with it.
Lets just face it, I am as cute as a button.

Thanks to everyone for your replies, just to clarify this was bought brand new boxed from a shop, I have got it going with a new controller I I have broke the r/h knuckle joint, I shall know do some home to upgrade.
Again thanks everyone

Best of luck my friend, keep us informed. Stick around, there is a ton of info here.

 

[Finesavageboy2]

Welcome to RCT!!

It looks to be a Red cat Racing Pro Tsunami or a HPI 5B

It may also be This.https://www.amazon.nl/-/en/XciteRC-30205000-Controlled-SandStorm-one8-2WD/dp/B00QU0SKZQ

 

[luke66]

It could mayyyybe be a Arrma Raider?

 

[Tunedfrog]

It could mayyyybe be a Arrma Raider?

That's quite possible.

 

[luke66]

It's mid motor though. So it's more likely a XL?

Nope. It's not a Raider.

 

[Tunedfrog]

Regardless, any suggestion will help the OP.
@Finesavageboy2 posted one I totally forgot about.
The lack of Sandstorm decals kinda throws me off.

 

[WickedFog]

The Redcat Tsunami does look like it.

 

[9x19]

Welcome to RCT!